Log-turner



(No Model.)

0.. H. PASIG.

LOG TURNER. No. 244,870. Patented July 26,1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CYRUS H. FASIG, OF MARTINSVILLE, ILLINOIS.

LOG-TURN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent Nu; 244,870, dated July 26, 1881.

Application filed June 21, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CYRUS HJEASIG, of Martinsville,in the county of Clark, and in the State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Log-Turners; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

This invention relates to an improved apparatus to be employed for turning logs on sawmill carriages and it has for its object to provide a device that may be employed temporarily in connection with the carriage to shift the log as may be required. This object Iattain by the apparatus illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, in which is represented a perspective view of my improved device.

The letter A indicates a block or slab of wood, to which the base of the device is secured. v r r B indicates the base of my improved device, which is provided with a vertical standard, 0, bifurcated at its upper end, as indicated by the letter D. The letter Eindicates a lever pivoted between the members of thebifnrcated upper end of the standard. The said lever at its forward end or short arm is provided with a clip, F, to which is pivoted a hook, G. To the said hook is loosely connected the forward end of a rod, H, which extends backward on the under side of the lever back into such position as to be under the control of the operator. The free extremity of the said rod is provided with an eye, H, by which an operating-chain may be attached.

The device is operated by placing the block or slab A upon the traveling carriage at one side, the base being secured to the block or slab by means of a pin, I.

Having described myinvention,whatIclaim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with-the base and bifurcated standard, of the lever and its book and operatingrod, constructed substantially as and for the purposes specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses, this 8th day of June, 1881.

CYRUS H. FASIG. Witnesses:

ED. DUNCAN, JOHN GAMBLE. 

